The city is calling out the union that represents much of the Staten Island Ferry crew and captains, after a number of workers called out sick Friday, causing a schedule slowdown for the second day in a row.
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Early Friday morning, ferries were operating on an hourly schedule starting at 6 a.m, according to an announcement from the city's Department of Transportation. At 2:30 p.m, the DOT announced ferries would run every 30 minutes. Typically, they run every 20 minutes early mornings, and every 15 minutes during rush hour.“The announcement said all bathrooms are locked. I don’t see any DOT employees. And only 2 security guards. I hope something doesn’t happen here.
“Starting Thursday morning and continuing into Friday, the vast majority of Captains, Assistant Captains, and Mates scheduled to operate Staten Island Ferry vessels have called out sick,” DOT spokesperson Scott Gastel said in a statement. “These changes are extremely disruptive to the tens of thousands of people who ride the ferry every day… We expect any Staten Island Ferry workers who are not sick to come to work.
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